Tom Cruise turns 50: What his co-stars say about him - video

To say that it's been a big week for Tom Cruise is something of an understatement. As the ultimate A-lister hits the big 5-0, his divorce from wife of five years Katie Holmes is dominating showbiz headlines worldwide, and putting something of a dampener on an otherwise significant birthday.

In the hopes of diverting some attention back onto Cruise's work at least for today, Digital Spy quizzed his Rock of Ages co-stars about their favorite Cruise performance, and how they found the experience of working with him.

"You understand through working with him why he's had such a long movie career," Malin Akerman explained.

"He's such a hard worker, he's so present as an actor, he's very collaborative, it's wonderful to work with him."

"He was always throwing different stuff out there which was great, kept you on your toes," added Paul Giamatti.

"He treats each day on set as if it's his first and last movie, and that's a very cool quality to have," Diego Boneta offered. "He's seen it all and worked with everyone, but he's a very humble guy."

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